Nobody is really prepared to be a leader. Many leaders never planned on becoming one; it was simply the next step in their careers. That's why there are so many books on leadership.
Too many leadership books have too narrow a view, telling you to focus on your particular strengths. Your strengths only tell part of the story. What you really need is the big picture: a broad perspective on all of the behaviours needed to be an effective leader.
Based on the DiSC personality assessment The 8 Dimensions of Leadership identifies eight individual leadership styles and why they're important
A book for teachers and parents of adolescents. It is colourful, absorbing, illuminating, and critically practical. Each chapter draws on the perceptions and writings of teenage boys and girls, and uses these to build a specific knowledge about what it means to be an adolescent at school, what it means to be cool and normal, and the effects of these social constructions on learning and relationships More info
A bold and sophisticated title from a truly original picture book creator. In each spread of this bold and humorous picture book, children can examine their place in the world around them through detailed and engaging maps. Encouraging interactivity and comment, twelve beautifully illustrated maps such as Map of My Day, Map of My Face and Map of My Tummy will fascinate children. When the children have finished reading, the jacket unfolds into a poster-size map! A double-sided fold out poster encourages children to draw their own maps. An ideal... More info
Here's a book to take you on an enchanting and enriching journey through the upside and the downside of what it means to be human - our hopes and our fears, our strengths and our weaknesses, our highs and our lows. One alphabet takes you from 'Adventure' to 'Zen' via 'Daring', 'Enthusiasm' and 'Friendship'. Flip the book the other way around, and a second alphabet takes you from 'Anger' to 'Zen' via 'Depression', 'Ego' and 'Fear'. This is a beautifully designed and illustrated book that will appeal even... More info
